Photo: ATSF Boxcar 49760 Fe-31 A photo from the Denver Public Library for a car right at the tail end of this group's era: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/digital/collection/p15330coll22/id/55061/re

I’m trying to find a drawing of the side number panels that the MP, KO&G, ATSF, DRGW used on their FT thru F-7 diesels. Web search has lots of GA drawings but none I’ve found have the illuminated pane

Corrugated Fiberboard is Approved for Railway Transportation An article from the Fruit Growers Supply Company blog. Fruit Growers Supply is a Sunkist Company. It would take until the mid-1950s for cor

Dear Ted, So sorry for the continued complaints from the terminally disgruntled. I think I can speak for most Hindsight 20/20 members in saying that what you and the other moderators and clinicians ar

Does someone have the agenda for the day? I don’t have the zoom info, must have missed the announcement. Schuyler

Who needs an update on new Resin car Works kit releases? http://blog.resincarworks.com/2021-rcw-update/ Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

Thanks to George, Ben, Ralph, Jim, Gerry/Hunter and probably a couple others who shared the agenda for tomorrow’s Hindsight with me. Schuyler

Hi List Members, The kit at the link below is indicated as "Red Ball" and also as "Wabash Valley Lines" in the instruction sheet. Can anyone tell me, is there an actual prototype for this Red Ball kit

G'Day Gents, I started assembling a couple of Yarmouth Models Works NP resin boxcars, and in both cases, managed to rub ribs (cast to thin?) off the roofs with my thumb and fingers while gluing in the

Jerry Hamsmith shares details on an alternate AB brake arrangement for the Resin Car Works NYC steel gondola kit. It’s the latest post on the RCW blog. http://blog.resincarworks.com/nyc-50-foot-drop-b

Anyone know of a HO source for the T-section trucks? I know of the Kadee version, but those flimsy springs and operation are a non-starter (plus look just silly) The T-Section trucks look unique and a

Folks, Workbench Wednesday time! The workbench is a little crowded with Non-PRR cars right now! There are 5 Rapido cars, three GATC reefers and two NP boxcars, as well as the two Broadway Limited Impo

I've been carefully studying the Ed Hawkins/Ted Culotta tabulation covering almost 93,000 AAR boxcars built between 1936 and 1947. Having chosen long ago to model the time period from fall 1940 throug

Does anyone know what body style of the atlas 1932 ARA car I need for Missouri Pacific prototype? There used to be a description of the body styles on the atlas website but I can’t find it. Brian J. C

Yesterday I completed NP 5418, a 50’ single sheath auto boxcar built from a Speedwitch kit. I adding Intermountain 0.088” wheelsets to the TMW Dalman trucks, Kadee #178 coupers, and HiTech Details 603

I bought five Sunshine CB&Q GS-5/7/8 and one CB&Q GS-2 rebuilt gondolas shortly before Martin passed, and after looking over the kits and instructions, I laid the kits aside to work on other projects.

First, I was wrong about the number -- these cars were numbered 84000-84009, not 80000 as I stated erroneously. So that's not an issue. But I would probably need a major overhaul of the model to make

There are times when delaying the completion of a model works to one's advantage. New information often becomes available. There are times when this works against you as parts or information go missin

Years ago I built one of the 10 early 40' PS-1 that were built with cushion underframe. It's on my rip track now because the roofwalk has come loose, which is not my focus for this inquiry. I think th

Thank you, Fenton! Todd Sullivan